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Tea Sets For Sale
Aynsley Bone China Decorative Tea Set
Located in New York, NY
A highly collectible pink Aynsley floral design tea set.
8 plates, 11 cups & saucers, 1 sugar bowl
Circa. 1800s
Provenance: Aynsley
Category
Early 1800s English Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
English Silver Tea Set by Edward Barnard and Sons, London, 1904 -5
Located in Central England, GB
Exceptional silver tea set by Edward Barnard and Sons
This superbly elegant and well designed three piece tea set was hallmarked in London 1...
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Chantilly by Gorham Sterling Silver Tea Set 4pc W /Flowers #1001-#1004/1 '#6916'
By Gorham
Located in Big Bend, WI
Chantilly by Gorham
Gorgeous Chantilly by Gorham sterling silver four-piece tea set with floral motif. This set includes:
1 - Coffee Pot: Marked #1001/1, holds 3 pints, measure...
Category
20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
RAAQUU FX Chinese New Year Tea Set with Premium Silver Needle White Tea
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Celebrate the coming Chinese New Year / Spring Festival with our Limited Edition Gift Set. Inspired by the design from Globe Vase 877, this set marks the launch of the new RAAQUU log...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
French Tea Cup Ecaille
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A simple, contemporary style along with the matte, white finesse of the porcelain will add a unique French touch to your table and to your home decor.
Design by Kaoline.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Robj Glazed Earthenware Tea Set, Art Deco
By ROBJ, Villeroy & Boch
Located in Lisbon, PT
A tête à tête tea set in green, each stamped Import de/ Robj / Paris / Luxembourg.
Red labels on the base with the Evaluator assessment.
Set: 2 cups
2 dishes
1 sugar bowl
2 mi...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Earthenware
Sterling Silver Sanborn Tea and Coffee Service Mid-Century Modern
By Sanborns
Located in North Miami, FL
The wonderful and exquisite work of this hallmarked vintage mid century modern Sanborn 1940s Mexican sterling silver tea and coffee service set...
Category
1940s Mexican Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco AEG Kettle "P-139" Peter Behrens Darmstadt Industrial Design
By Peter Behrens, AEG
Located in Hamburg, DE
Former AEG kettle "P-139" by industrial designer Peter Behrens in the style of Arts Deco with Art Nouveau influences.
The kettle is made of hammered copper. The boiler contains 1.75 liters. The original cable has bakelite plugs.
The first electric kettles...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
Silver Tea Service, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Silver tea service is an original silverware item realized by Italian Manufacturer in ther Early 20th Century
A silver set composed by three teapot and two little bowls.
Fair condi...
Category
Early 20th Century European Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Wilhelm Wagenfeld Tea Set For Jenaer Glasswerke Circa 1930s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Wilhelm Wagenfeld Tea Set For Jenaer Glasswerke Circa 1930s
- The set comprises of 2 saucers, 1 cup and 1 teapot
- Designed by Wilhelm Wagenfeld
- Produced by Jenaer Glasswerke
- German ~ 1930s
- Cup measures 12cm wide
- Saucers measures 16cm and 20cm wide
- Teapot measures 29cm wide x 15cm x 15cm tall
Wilhelm Wagenfeld
Wilhelm Wagenfeld completed an apprenticeship at the design office of the Bremen silverware factory of Koch & Bergfeld during the First World War. In addition, he attended the local applied arts school from 1916 to 1919. Between 1919 and 1922, he received a scholarship to the State Design Academy of Hanau/Main and trained to become a silversmith. In 1923, he set up a workshop at the Barkenhoff in Worpswede with Bernhard Hoetger and Heinrich Vogeler. This is also the year that he began studying at the State Bauhaus in Weimar. During this time, Wagenfeld designed works such as his famous Bauhaus lamp in 1924.
After the dissolution of the Bauhaus Weimar on 1 April 1925, he became a member of the German Werkbund and accepted the position of assistant to Richard Winkelmayer, the head of the metal workshop at the State Academy of Crafts and Architecture in Weimar. In 1928, he took over the direction of these metal workshops. He and many of the other teachers at the academy were fired in 1930 at the insistence of the NSDAP party, which was represented in the Thuringian Landtag.
Starting in 1930, this was followed by freelance work and a commission from the Thuringian Economics Ministry to supervise independent glassblowers. In addition, he was asked to begin teaching at the State Art Academy Grunewaldstrasse in Berlin-Schöneberg in 1931 and began working as a freelance employee of the Jena Schott...
Category
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Glass
Royal Holland Pewter Scandinavian Modern Coffee Set
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Beautiful Mid Century pewter coffee set made by Royal Holland in the Netherlands. This set includes a lidded coffee pot with a rattan wrapped handle, a lidded sugar bowl, a creamer, ...
Category
1960s Dutch Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
16-Piece Coffee/Teapot Set by Riccardo Schweizer Prod. by Pagnossin Ceramica
By Riccardo Schweizer, Pagnossin Ceramica
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
This is a 16- piece coffee / teapot set designed by Riccardo Schweizer and produced by Pagnossin Ceramica, Italy, 1970s.
They are made in ceramic and their ...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
George IV Period Antique Silver Tea Set, London 1828 Charles Fox II
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1828 by Charles Fox II, this delightful, George IV, Antique Sterling Silver Tea Set, features converged fluting, silver handles ...
Category
1820s English George IV Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Queen Victoria’s Silver Coffee Service by William Bateman & Daniel Ball
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Queen Victoria’s silver coffee service, by William Bateman & Daniel Ball, comprising a coffee pot and burner, a cream jug and a sugar basin, each...
Category
1830s English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Antique Signed Satsuma Teapot Fujiware no Teika, Late 19th/Early 20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A lovely Satsuma Teapot. Marked on body and lid + pot rims. So, the teapot depicts the author Fujiwara no Teika (the text to the right reads, "Counselor...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Edwardian Dutch Sterling Silver Bachelor Teapot
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian Dutch sterling silver bachelor teapot; an addition to our silver teaware collection
This exceptional antique Edwardian sterling silver bachelor teapot has a circular cushion shaped form onto four feet.
The surface of the teapot is embellished with chased, large interlacing leaf motifs on a textured background; the leaf designs eminate from a plain starburst motif to the underside.
The decoration to the body incorporates four cartouches, each displaying a simplified Dutch style rural architectural scene.
The upper portion of the body is ornamented with a band of chased ribbed decoration below the plain swept shoulders.
This antique teapot is fitted with a hallmarked, domed hinged cover encircled with a scalloped border and surmounted with an impressive and original floral and foliate finial.
This fine teapot is fitted with the original carved pear wood C shaped handle with plain sterling silver sockets.
This impressive example of antique silverware has a truncated spout ornamented with further leaf designs and incorporating a simplified scene to the underside.
This antique bachelor teapot...
Category
Early 1900s Dutch Edwardian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
41-Piece 19th Century Vieux-Paris Coffee & Tea Service
Located in Dallas, TX
41-Piece 19th century Vieux-Paris coffee & tea service is a stunning collection that will let you entertain in style! Each piece is carefully crafted from fine porcelain, then hand-p...
Category
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Exceptional Rococo design chased antique sterling silver coffee pot made in 1764
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1764 by Thomas Whipham & Charles Wright, this exceptional, George III period, Antique Sterling Silver Coffee Pot, is in the Rococo taste, with ornate chased d...
Category
1760s English Rococo Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mitterteich Eternal White/Gold Bavarian Teacups & Saucers; Set of 6
Located in Malibu, CA
Mitterteich Bavarian fine porcelain, in the pattern "Eternal".
Complete set of six with 6 extra saucers.
12 Saucers each 5.75x.75H
6 Cups each 4"Wx3.5"Dx2.5"H
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Art deco sterling silver cafe au lait hallmarked in Chester in 1926
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Chester in 1926 by Jay, Richard Attenborough & Co. Ltd., this handsome, George V period, Sterling Silver Cafe Au Lait, is in the art deco taste, octagonal in shape, and...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Continental Silver Demitasse Tea / Coffee Set by Hugo Böhm in Bauhaus Style
By Hugo Böhm
Located in New York, NY
Hand hammered tea / coffee service in 800 silver by famed German silversmith Hugo Böhm in modernist Bauhaus style consisting of:
Pot, 6'' from arm to spou...
Category
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Palm Beach Teapot Hand Painted Gold
Located in Roma, RM
Luxurious and cheerful, the Florida collection was launched in 2023. It is inspired by the American state famous for its strong character and colorful heritage. Each line is characte...
Category
2010s Italian Tea Sets
Materials
Gold
Pair of Japanese Porcelain Cup & Saucer Imari 'Flowers" Artemesia, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely set from the edo period. Marked with artemesia Leaf at the base.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain
Type: Tea Bowls & Cups
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: Edo Period...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese tea set tea pot strainer cups set of 6 hand painted celadon
Located in Roma, IT
Pretty Japanese tea set with teapot, lid, metal strainer with bamboo handle and 5 cups.
Soft celadon is accented by bright blue and hand-painted irise...
Category
1970s European Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Modern Italian Silver Plated Tea and Coffee Set
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This four piece silver plated tea or coffee set was made in Italy in approximately 1970 in the Mid-Century Modern style. The set was produced by Marango and each piece is clearly mar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Chinese Export Silver Bamboo Pattern Tea Service, circa 1880s
By Cumwo
Located in Sarasota, FL
Chinese export bamboo pattern silver 5-piece tea service, circa 1860-1880. The teapot, covered sugar, creamer and waste bowl marked "GW" for Gemwo maker of Hong Kong. The tray is mar...
Category
19th Century Chinese Other Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
ANTIQUE INDIAN ELEPHANT COLONIAL SOLiD SILVER TEA SERVICE OOMERSI MAWJI & SONS
By Oomersi Mawji & Sons
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning original circa 1870 Indian Repoussé Colonial Solid Silver tea service...
Category
1870s Indian High Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
7 persons Modernist Tea Set Theodore Haviland Le Tanneur Limoges Porcelain 1929
Located in Crespières, FR
This modernist tea or coffee set for 7 by Theodore Haviland Le Tanneur Limoges and decorated by the famous André François. The marks precisely date this design in 1929, see picture o...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 20thC Chinese Export Solid Silver Four Piece Tea Set, Singfat c.1900
By Sing Fat
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th Century Chinese export solid silver four piece tea set, comprising of a coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl and milk jug, each tree-trunk shaped body applied with prunus flowers and applied with decoration in relief, spout, handles and finials modelled as tree branches, outstanding quality and very heavy gauge. Hallmarked with Chinese Export marks (900+ silver standard), Makers marks SF, (Sing Fat), city of Shanghai.
Sing Fat was a highly prolific Chinese retail silversmith, working in Shanghai and Canton between 1880 and 1940. All items by Sing Fat are characterized by high quality, unique design and incredible craftsmanship, so there is no surprise that the manufacturer’s fine pieces have always been in high demand.
Rare and outstanding are the best words to describe exquisite works, produced and retailed by Sing Fat. Not only did the manufacturer craft such rare silver pieces, as miniature furniture and feeding sets, but also demonstrated ultimate attention to nuances in terms of shapes, style, functionality and elegance. The one thing that Sing Fat silverwares have in common is undoubtedly “sensitive attention to detail and quality and often a novel approach to what could be a mundane object” [see A.Von Ferscht, Chinese Export Silver 1785-1940, 4th edition 2015].
Beautifully crafted, Sing Fat pieces combined traditional Chinese motifs and modernistic details, that seemed so attractive to foreign customers. Even typical for that period, shapes, forms and ornaments were presented in a completely new and unique way. The lotus form rose bowls, double-headed dragon-inspired irregular shapes and spectacular repoussé chrysanthemum garlands were among the traits that were so appealing to European buyers. Along with Wang Hing, Leeching, Da Xing...
Category
20th Century Chinese Other Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Art Nouveau Silver Tea Pot With Burner & Tray, D. Vollgold & Son Berlin, Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant silver teapot with a hexagonal cross-section on a hexagonal offset stand, six-sided swan spout, round opening with pearl band decoration on the side, slightly domed press-in ...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
1927 Queen Anne Style Sterling Silver Teapot
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver teapot in the Queen Anne style, an addition to our silver teaware collection.
This fine antique George V sterling silver teapot has a plain panelled octagonal form onto a spreading stepped octagonal collet style foot, all in the Queen Anne style.
The surface of the Queen Anne teapot is plain and unembellished.
This antique teapot retains the original hinged hallmarked domed panelled cover surmounted with an impressive sterling silver urn style finial.
This fine Queen Anne sterling silver teapot is fitted with the original shaped carved painted wood handle with a carved scroll style thumbpiece, scrolling lower terminal and plain sterling silver sockets.
The teapot has a panelled swan necked spout, ornamented with a chased decorated scrolling design to the lip.
This impressive example of antique silverware bears the retailer's mark / icon of James Dixon to the underside.
Condition
This antique Queen Anne teapot is an exceptional gauge of silver, fine quality and in exceptional condition. This fine example of antique teaware...
Category
1920s English Queen Anne Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Tea Set " Fenice" by Lino Sabattini , Silver Plated, Signed, Italy
Located in Brussels, BE
Tea Set " Fenice" by Lino Sabattini , Silver Plated, Signed, Italy ( Teapot and Water jug)
Category
20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
A Meissen Dot Period Porcelain 'Hausmaler' Tea & Coffee Service, 1763-74
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Rare Meissen Dot Period Porcelain Hausmaler Eight Person Tea and Coffee Service 1763-74
Additional information:
Date : 1763-1774
Period : Frederi...
Category
18th Century German Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Part of a Tea Set in Renowned Portuguese Porcelain "Vista Alegre"
By Vista Alegre
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
This refined tea set, crafted from high-quality Vista Alegre porcelain, features a sophisticated two-tone design with light blue accents and elegant gold trim. The set includes a tea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain Creamer for Tea Serving Chine de Commande, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Qianlong, 18th century,Famille Rose. Very fine painting. Cover associated, not original.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Tea/Coffee Drinking: Bowls, Cups...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Tea Set 787
Located in Hellerup, DK
An early vintage sterling silver Georg Jensen tea set with ebony handles, design #787 by Johan Rohde from 1933. This is one of Johan Rohde’s last designs before his passing in 1935. ...
Category
1930s Scandinavian Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hand Carved Wood Teapot by Terry Evans
Located in Fort Washington, MD
This is a stunning hand-carved wooden teapot by Terry Evans. The craftsmanship is quite detailed, with intricate patterns and a smooth finish that highl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Wood
3-piece trapezoid Art Deco silver tea set
Located in London, GB
Stylish three-piece Art Deco style silver tea set comprising teapot, milk jug and sugar bowl. The set's trapezoid form and simplicity of style is typical of the Art Deco era with jus...
Category
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tulip Coffee Cup in Gilded Paris Porcelain by Flamen-Fleury
By Old Paris
Located in Paris, FR
Tulip-shaped cup with its saucer in Old Paris Porcelain. Hand-painted pieces with lovely purple and white shades, in the shape of a tulip flower. Very delicate piece with a butterfly...
Category
Early 19th Century French Restauration Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Oriental Chinese Red & Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tea Set Made in Japan
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous vintage Oriental Chinese red & gold hand painted porcelain tea set marked “Made in Japan.” Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Chinese Export Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
WMF Art Nouveau Jugendstil Tea Service and Trey
Located in Sarasota, FL
WMF WURTTEMBERGISCHE METALLWARENFABRIK Art Nouveau Jugendstil tea and coffee service with the tray. All pieces marked with the WMF ostrich mark, G for Geslingen city of manufacture, ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Teapoy
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality rosewood teapoy having a sarcophagus shaped top with a hinged lid opening to reveal a fitted interior consisting of two tea caddies and two glass mixing bow...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Other
Jean E Puiforcat Tea and coffee set 4 pieces Art Deco silver CIRCA 1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
4-piece solid silver tea/coffee set, cutaway design, silver handles and stylized wood and silver grips, including coffee pot, teapot, milk jug and covered sugar bowl. Monogrammed LD....
Category
Early 20th Century French Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chase Three Piece Comet Tea Service Set with Bakelite Accents
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Three-piece spherical tea set by Walter von Nessen for Chase, USA, c.1940s. The set includes an electric tea pot, creamer and sugar bowl with bone colored Bakelite handles. The chrom...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Meeuws & Zoon Den Haag Pewter Five Piece Coffee and Tea Service Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meeuws & Zoon Den Haag five-piece service set in pewter with woven handles on both the coffee and tea pot. This Netherlands pewter set consists of one lidded coffee pot, one lidded t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
Melon Shaped Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Tea & Coffee Set - London 1851
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1851 by Joseph & Albert Savory, this attractive, Antique Sterling Silver Tea Set, comprises a coffee pot, teapot, cream jug and sugar bowl, all in a 'Melon' s...
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s Sterling Silver Coffee Pot
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, large vintage George VI English sterling silver coffee pot; an addition to our silver teaware collection
This exceptional, large George VI vintage silver coffee pot...
Category
1940s Unknown Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Manhattan Plate Co. Silver Plated "July 4th 1861" Tea Set, 5 Pc Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Manhattan Plate Co Silver Plated "July 4th 1861" Tea Set - 5 Pc Set. Item featured is engraved "July 4th 1861" to one side and "H" monogram to other side of all pieces. (1) c...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Paul McCobb for Contempi, Japan 38 Piece Ceramic Coffee Set in Orange and White
By Paul McCobb
Located in Mexico, DF
Beautiful and rare set of the coffee pitcher, sugar bowl with lid, and twelve sets of the round dish with coffee cup plus twelve dessert round plates in ceramic, designed by Paul McCobb for the "Contempi" line, Jackson Ceramics, Japan late 1950s. The set is orange and white, a very striking retro combination of colors. All 38 pieces are in very good shape. Paul McCobb was born in 1917 in Medford, Massachusetts. He moved from Boston to New York to pursue his dream of becoming a designer. When it came to designing he was completely self-taught with a very minimalistic approach to object creation influenced by Scandinavian design as well as the “Shaker” style in furniture making. Perspective and scale became the trademark for McCobb's designs, his tables, shelves, lamps, and other daily used articles...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Neoclassical antique sterling silver tea pot stand made in London in 1802
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1802 by William Bennett, this handsome, Antique Sterling Silver Teapot Stand, is Neoclassical in design, and features a shaped oval border, and engraved decor...
Category
Early 1800s English Neoclassical Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Danish Studio Ceramic Teapot with Cream and Sugar Set by Gutte Eriksen 1980s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Set with teapot, creamer and sugar bowl by Danish ceramist Gutte Eriksen (1918-2008). Made ca. 1980s in her own studio.
The shapes are simple and the main decorative expression lies...
Category
1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Fine Art Deco Silver 4pc Tea & Coffee set Chester 1931
By Julius Blanckensee
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine Art Deco Silver 4pc Tea & Coffee set Chester 1931
Tea pot, Coffee pot, sugar bowl, milk jug,
Art Deco in Shape
Gadrooned detail around tops,
Tea pot & Coffee pot, Faux walnut...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Vintage porcelain coffee maker produced by Jäger Eisenberg, Germany
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Porcelain coffee maker produced by Jäger Eisenberg, Germany in the 1960s.
Delicate decor in a pretty Saxony blue.
Refined tableware with timeless charm that will blend perfectly wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Carl Deffner Copper German Art Nouveau Thistle Tea Set, 4 pc Set
By Carl Deffner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Carl Deffner Copper German Art Nouveau Thistle tea set - 4 pc Set. Circa 19th Century.
Measurements:
Tea Pot: 6.25" H x 9" W x 5.5" D
Coffee Pot: 8" H...
Category
19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Copper
Fine Gorham Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Service
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gorham Sterling Silver Six-Piece Tea & Coffee Service w/ Christofle Plated Tray
Gorham Manufacturing Co., Providence, Rhode Island,
Comprising, a teapot, coffee pot, kettle on a lam...
Category
20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Brown Mid-Century Modern Ceramic tea pot by Carl Harry Stalhane for Rörstrand
Located in Berlin, DE
Brown Mid-Century Modern Ceramic tea pot by Carl Harry Stalhane for Rörstrand
This tea pot was designed in the 1960s by Carl Harry Stalhane and manufactured in Sweden for Rörstrand....
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
An Art Nouveau Engraved Silver plated English Tea Service by Skinner & co.
Located in Catania, Sicilia
Unusual Art Nouveau silver plate tea set by Skinner & co., Sheffield, circa 1890, oriental shape, good conditions overall, nice engraving in all four p...
Category
19th Century English Art Nouveau Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
A Fine French Six Piece Silver Tea Set
Located in London, GB
Comprising:
Kettle, Stand & Burner, (h 54cm, w 31cm d31cm)
Coffee Pot
Tea Pot
Sugar bowl & Cover
Cream Jug
Waste Bowl
silver weight 270 oz troy (8.4 kilos)
Category
1890s Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Antique, New and Vintage Tea Sets
Ready to serve high tea and brunch for your family and friends? Start with the right antique, new or vintage tea set.
Tea is a multicultural, multinational beverage and isn’t confined to any particular lifestyle or age group. It has humble beginnings, and one of its best-known origin stories places the first cups of tea in 2700 B.C. in China, where it was recognized for its medicinal properties. Jump ahead to 17th-century England, when Chinese tea began to arrive at ports in London. During the early 1800s, tea became widely affordable, and the concept of teatime took shape all over England. Today, more than 150 million people reportedly drink tea daily in the United States.
Early tea drinkers enjoyed their beverage in a bowl, and English potters eventually added a handle to the porcelain bowls so that burning your fingers became less of a teatime hazard. With the rise in the popularity of teatime, tea sets, also referred to as tea service, became a hot commodity.
During Queen Victoria’s reign, teakettles and coffeepots were added to tea services that were quite large — indeed, small baked goods were served with your drink back then, and a tea set could include many teacups and saucers, a milk pot and other accessories.
During the early 1920s, a sterling-silver full tea service and tray designed by Tiffany & Co. might include a hot-water kettle on a stand, a coffeepot, teapot, a creamer with a small lip spout, a waste bowl and a bowl for sugar, which the British were stirring into tea as early as the 18th century.
But you don’t have to limit your tea set to Victorian or Art Deco styles — shake up teatime with an artful contemporary service. If the bold porcelain cups and saucers by Italian brand Seletti are too unconventional for your otherwise subdued tea circle, find antique services on 1stDibs from Japan, France and other locales as well as vintage mid-century modern tea sets and neoclassical designs.